Lisbon vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	546K	2.15M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 26% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2758th and 998th ($1738 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and France, respectively. Check Portugal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 437th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Paris

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	Lisbon	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$18941

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395